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- Author: Shari L. Tapscott
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SABINE
The stage curtains are the color of the wine in Mother’s glass—a rich, deep
scarlet I will forevermore associate with this night. Slowly, they draw back
to reveal the performers who step forward for their final bow.
Though I clap politely, I’m applauding wildly on the inside. Never in
my life have I seen a human theatrical performance.
It was magical. Not like my magic, which is true, bold, and powerful.
This magic was subtle. It tugged at my heart and caught my breath. It told a
story and ruthlessly held me captive until it was finished.
The group of players constructed the stage in a mere twelve hours. A
large section of the courtyard was roped off during the day, and castle
guards surveyed the men’s progress as they worked.
By dusk, the garden was filled with lantern light and music, and I was
escorted in as the guest of honor.
“The happiest of birthdays to you, Your Highness,” the group’s prima
donna says from the stage with a flourish of her hands. “We thank you for
allowing us to share this day with you.”
I blush at the attention, ducking my head with a smile as every eye in
the garden falls on me—every eye except my mother’s. The queen of West
Faerie is sound asleep, resting her head upon her new husband’s shoulder.
It’s only because she recently married and is awash in what she claims
is new love that she agreed to the performance. Temporarily content, she’s
feeling generous. It won’t last long, but I don’t care because she allowed me
to have the most beautiful sixteenth birthday I could dare imagine.
The curtains close once more, hiding the troupe and ending the show,
and the audience begins to leave.
Most spent the last few hours upon hard
benches that were brought out for the performance, but I sit on a gilded
settee with my family, in a place of honor elevated behind the rest.
Brahm, my older brother, and Regina, our cousin, are to my left. My
younger brother stands behind us, silent as always. Drake wasn’t allowed a
seat, not even a hard bench. I suppose he’s used to it by now, but it doesn’t
make it right.
My heart still dancing, I turn around and try to ask him if he enjoyed the
show, but his curse binds my tongue, making it impossible to speak the
words. Frustration mars my euphoria, and anger as well. Mother is a
spiteful woman, still punishing her son for something that happened long in
the past.
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